Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day on Saturday September 28, 2013. To find out about volunteer opportunities on public lands near you go to www.publiclandsday.org and have a look.

This week Trout Unlimited will celebrate National Public Lands Day all week by featuring some of the important on the ground work being done on public throughout the west. Stay tuned for more updates.

This commentary in the Santa Fe New Mexican sums up perfectly the kinds of issues and solutions that confront outdoorspeople in this age when so many folks are growing blind to the importance of public lands. We need multiple use, we need protection, and, most important, we need our public lands system to be honored for the unique benefits it provides us. The three public lands bills discussed in Ms. Denison's article, showcase why the American public lands model is worth fighting for.